The origin of the name
Serai
From Persian sarāy — palace, inn, gathering place
The Silk Road — where serais made every journey possible
A name 2,000 years in the making.
Along the ancient Silk Road, caravanserais were roadside inns built every 30 kilometres — the infrastructure that made long-distance travel possible. They were where merchants rested, cultures exchanged, and journeys continued.
The keeper of the serai made sure every traveler had what they needed to carry on. We thought that was a pretty good mission statement.
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